It was cool and windy (30-50km) on the morning&#8217;s hike on Roberts Mountain. White cap waves averaging 2-3 feet high could be seen on the ocean. Toques, gloves and warm clothes were the norm on this hike especially on top and coming down the mountain. Hikers enjoyed the great view of the...Read more

Lets face it, most photographers would like to spend more time shooting than editing. It was clear by their questions and interest, managing your digital library was a very important topic at the Expanding your Horizons &#8211; Landscape &amp; Seascape Photography Workshop. Wally Hayes,...Read more

Close to 100 hikers enjoyed the hikes on Day 2 of 2011 Hike the Highlands Festival at White Point and Sugar Loaf . It was a day to enjoy great coastal scenery, a climb up a steep mountain and to prepare you with some wet weather. White Point hike provided great coastal scenery, the history...Read more

The 8th Annual Hike the Highlands Festival got off to a great start with forty -two hikers enjoying the first hike of the festival &#8211; Middle Head in the Cape Breton Highlands National Park. There were lots of hugs as friends said hi again. Sunny conditions and a great sunset provided some...Read more

In 2009, a young lassie, Sophia, from England came to Canada for a year to travel and work. Her first stop was Hike the Highlands Festival&#8230;About midway thru the festival she met a lad from PEI who was studing at University of British Columbia. JF was working at Cape Breton Highlands...Read more